Pocket-box for cigarettes



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POCKET BOX FOR GIGARETTES, &0. I

I Patent-ed Jan. 10, 1888.

Iii i illwimlil! UN TED STATES PATENT Orrrcr.

CHARLES sewn, on ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

POCKET-BOX FOR CIGARETTES, 80c.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 376,056, dated January10, 1888.

Application filed April 6, 1857. Serial No. 233,933. lModel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OHARLEs S. ALDEN, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented acertain new-and usefulImprovement in PocketBoxes for Oigarettes and Cigars; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the drawings accompanying thisapplication.

My improvement relates to pocket-boxes for cigarettes and cigars; andthe invention consists in the construction and arrangement hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View showing the box extended orlaid open fiatwise, one half being filled with cigarettes, the otherhalf being empty. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section of the box in theclosed position, the line of section being indicated by line was ofFig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged longitudinal sections in lines y yand z z of Fig. l.

A Aindicate the two parts of the box, each forming a counterpart andhinged at a, so that either part can be thrown up as a cover to open thebox, as-in Fig. 1. One part'of the box is provided with a'spring-eatch,b, which catches theother part .when closed and holds the two partstogether. The box is made of thin and light sheet-brass or othersuitable material.

The bottom orflat portion of each half of the box is struck up or formedwith corrugations 0 c, of such size as to receive the cigarettes'd d.The cigarettes fill the corrugations and lie close together. By thuscorrugating the box the cigarettes are got into less space, and are heldmore compactly and securely, and the box is made much stronger andstiffer, and it presents a better appearance. The corrugations do notextend quite to the ends of the box; but blanks e e are left outside,standing at the same level as the bottom of the corrugations, and saidends are left of theusual square or reetangular'form, which adds to thegood appearance of the box.

D D are two swinging arms, forming binders. They consist of springstrips jointed aroundthe hinge a, soas to turn freely, and

provided at the opposite or outer end with right-angled nibs ff, thatform catches or holders. These arms extend across the box, and whenclosed down in place the nibsff spring down inside the-outer edge of thebox, and thus hold the arms in place by the spring pressure and contact.They swing in opposite directions and cover both halves of the box. Ifdesired, the arms may be hinged at the outer edges of the box and turninward, instead of being hinged at thecenter and turning outward. Ifdesired, also, two or more of the binders may be used with each half ofthe box.

To pack the cigarettes in place, the binders are thrown open, whichleaves the whole space clear. When the cigarettes are packed, thebinders are turned over them and secured, which holds the cigarettesfirmly in place and prevents them from dropping out. The binders arepreferably located a little distance in from the ends of the box, asshown, so that the cigarettes can be drawn out endwise without raisingthe binders. For cigars the box is simply made larger, the sameconstruction being involved.

Another use of the binders is to furnish space for advertisements, whichare printed or stamped on the flat surfaces of the binders. It isdesigned to furnish these boxes so cheaply that dealers can afford togive them away to their customers with each purchase of a certainquantity of goods.

Each half of the box is struck up and the corrugations formed at one andthe same op eration by the use of suitable dies.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the box consisting of halves provided withcorrugations in the bottoms and blanks at the ends of the corrugations,of binders hinged at one end to the box and shutting over the halves ofthe box, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

, c. s. ALDEN.

1 Witnesses: I

R. F. Oseoon, M. D. PHILLIPs.

